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Boston University School of Law

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The University of Alabama School of Law

Albany Law School

American University Washington College of Law

Appalachian School of Law

The University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law

Arizona State University Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law

Ave Maria School of Law

University of Baltimore School of Law

Barry University Dwayne O. Andreas School of Law

Baylor University School of Law

Belmont University College of Law

University of California, Berkeley

Boston College Law School

Boston University School of Law

Brooklyn Law School

Brigham Young University J. Reuben Clark Law School

California Western School of Law

Campbell University Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law

Capital University Law School

Yeshiva University Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law

Case Western Reserve University School of Law

The Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law

Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law

Charleston School of Law

Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago-Kent College of Law

University of Cincinnati College of Law

Cleveland State University Cleveland-Marshall College of Law

University of Colorado Law School

Columbia Law School

Cornell Law School

Creighton University School of Law

CUNY School of Law

University of Dayton School of Law

University of Denver Sturm College of Law

DePaul University College of Law

University of Detroit Mercy School of Law

Drake University Law School

Drexel University Thomas R. Kline School of Law

Duke University Law School

Duquesne University School of Law

Elon University School of Law

Emory University School of Law

Florida International University College of Law

Florida A&M University College of Law

Fordham University School of Law

Florida State University College of Law

George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School

Georgetown Law School

The George Washington University Law School

University of Georgia School of Law

University of California College of the Law (formerly Golden Gate University School of Law)

Gonzaga University School of Law

Georgia State University College of Law

Harvard Law School

University of Hawaii William S. Richardson School of Law

Hofstra University Maurice A. Deane School of Law

University of Houston Law Center

Howard University School of Law

University of Idaho College of Law

University of Illinois Chicago School of Law

University of Illinois College of Law

Indiana University Maurer School of Law

Inter American University of Puerto Rico School of Law

University of Iowa College of Law

Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law

Atlanta's John Marshall Law School

Faulkner University Thomas Goode Jones School of Law

The University of Kansas School of Law

University of Kentucky J. David Rosenberg College of Law

Lewis & Clark Law School

Liberty University School of Law

Lincoln Memorial University Duncan School of Law

University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law

Loyola University Chicago School of Law

Loyola Marymount University Loyola Law School

Loyola University New Orleans College of Law

Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center

University of Maine School of Law

Marquette University Law School

University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law

The University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law

Mercer University Walter F. George School of Law

University of Miami School of Law

University of Michigan Law School

Michigan State University College of Law

University of Minnesota Law School

The University of Mississippi School of Law

Mississippi College School of Law

University of Missouri School of Law

University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law

Mitchell Hamline School of Law

University of Montana Alexander Blewett III School of Law

North Carolina Central University School of Law

University of Nebraska College of Law

University of Nevada, Las Vegas William S. Boyd School of Law

New England Law | Boston

University of New Hampshire Franklin Pierce School of Law

New York Law School

Northern Illinois University College of Law

Northeastern University School of Law

Northern Kentucky University Chase College of Law

Northwestern Pritzker School of Law

University of Notre Dame Law School

Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad College of Law

New York University School of Law

The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law

University of Oklahoma College of Law

Oklahoma City University School of Law

Ohio Northern University Pettit College of Law

University of Oregon School of Law

Pace University Elisabeth Haub School of Law

University of the Pacific McGeorge School of Law

Penn State Dickinson Law

Penn State Law

Pepperdine University Caruso School of Law

University of Pittsburgh School of Law

Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico School of Law

University of Puerto Rico School of Law

Quinnipiac University School of Law

Regent University School of Law

University of Richmond School of Law

Roger Williams University School of Law

Rutgers Law School

Samford University Cumberland School of Law

Santa Clara University School of Law

Seattle University School of Law

Seton Hall University School of Law

Southern Illinois University School of Law

Saint Louis University School of Law

University of South Carolina School of Law

University of South Dakota School of Law

Southern University Law Center

Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law

South Texas College of Law Houston

Southwestern Law School

Stanford Law School

Stetson University College of Law

St. John's University School of Law

St. Mary's University School of Law

St. Thomas University School of Law

University of St. Thomas School of Law

Suffolk University Law School

University at Buffalo School of Law

Syracuse University College of Law

Temple University Beasley School of Law

University of Tennessee College of Law

Texas A&M University School of Law

Texas Southern University Thurgood Marshall School of Law

Texas Tech University School of Law

The University of Toledo College of Law

Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center

Tulane University Law School

The University of Tulsa College of Law

University of Arkansas School of Law

University of Arkansas at Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law

University of California, Davis School of Law

University of Chicago Law School

University of California, Irvine School of Law

University of California, Los Angeles

UC Law San Francisco

University of Connecticut School of Law

University of the District of Columbia David A. Clarke School of Law

University of Florida Levin College of Law

University of Massachusetts Dartmouth School of Law

University of North Carolina School of Law

University of North Dakota School of Law

The University of New Mexico School of Law

University of North Texas at Dallas College of Law

University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School

University of Southern California Gould School of Law

University of San Diego School of Law

University of San Francisco School of Law

The University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law

University of Texas at Austin School of Law

University of Virginia School of Law

University of Washington School of Law

Vanderbilt University Law School

Vermont Law School

Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law

Wake Forest University School of Law

Washburn University School of Law

Washington and Lee University School of Law

Washington University School of Law

Wayne State University Law School

Western Michigan University Cooley Law School

Western New England University School of Law

Western State College of Law at Westcliff University

Widener University Delaware Law School

Widener University Commonwealth Law School

Willamette University College of Law

William & Mary Law School

University of Wisconsin Law School

West Virginia University College of Law

University of Wyoming College of Law

Yale Law School

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Apr 01, 2026

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Updated for 2025-2026 application cycle

Your personal statement should discuss the significant personal, professional, or academic experiences that have contributed to your decision to study law. Most personal statements are approximately two pages long. Please double-space your personal statement.

Consistent with the American Bar Association, Boston University School of Law believes that knowledge about bias, cross-cultural competency (ability to understand people from different backgrounds and engage with them effectively), and racism are central to the legal profession. Please tell us how your education, training, or experience has deepened your knowledge about "bias, cross-cultural competency, and racism" and/or prepared you to explore these topics at BU Law.

Your résumé should reflect all full-time and part-time employment, both paid and unpaid, and all extracurricular activities and honors. Please indicate on your résumé whether any employment was full or part-time, and paid or unpaid. Please format your résumé in reverse chronological order, with the most recent employment at the top. Please do not include high school activities or awards in your résumé. There is no required length for the résumé. Gaps of three months or more in the timeline of your résumé should be explained with an addendum.

Has there ever been an interruption of one or more terms in your education for any reason?
Have you ever been subject to disciplinary action or proceedings for academic misconduct, or subject to any action for academic insufficiency, at any college or university you have attended? * You should answer yes to this question even if no record of disciplinary action exists.
Have you ever been subject to disciplinary action or proceedings for personal misconduct at any college or university you have attended? * You should answer yes to this question even if no record of disciplinary action exists.
Have you ever been convicted, without such conviction being vacated, of a misdemeanor for which the sentence was imprisonment?
Have you ever been convicted, without such conviction being vacated, of a felony?
Have you been convicted of any misdemeanor within the past five years?*
*Other than a first conviction for drunkenness, simple assault, speeding, minor traffic violations, affray, or disturbance of the peace.
Have you ever been separated from any branch of the armed forces of the United States, the Peace Corps, Teach for America, or any other service organization under conditions other than honorable? If yes, please include an explanation along with copies of all relevant discharge documents electronically (please provide an explanation in the box below and upload relevant documents in the Military Discharge attachment section).

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